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Rodent malaria parasites suffer from the presence of conspecific clones in three-clonePlasmodium chabaudiinfections
17 Oct 2003
Abstract excerpt
We studied infection dynamics of Plasmodium chabaudi in mice infected with 3 genetically distinct clones--1 less virulent than the other 2--either on their own or in mixtures. During the acute phase of infection, total numbers of asexual parasites in mixed-clone infections were equal to those produced by the 3 clones alone, suggesting strong in-host competition among clones. During the chronic phase of the...
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